- 1. n. That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift. Source: opted
- 2. n. The property with which a woman is endowed Source: opted
- 3. n. That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage; dowry. Source: opted
- 4. n. That portion of the real estate of a man which his widow enjoys during her life, or to which a woman is entitled after the death of her husband. Source: opted
- 5. n. money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage Source: wordnet
- 6. n. a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband Source: wordnet
- 7. v. furnish with an endowment Source: wordnet
- 8. That portion of the real estate of a man which his widow enjoysduring her life, or to which a woman is entitled after the death ofher husband. Blackstone. Source: adambom
- 9. n:100 n. a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband Source: ecdict
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